In the local section of today's (Friday, June 20,
2003)edition of the Palm Beach Post newspaper, the
photo of the day "Science Eggs-periment" shows the
teacher training workshop I just finished
facilitating. Fifteen science teachers from the Palm
Beach County School District spent the past week
attending the workshop, “Integrated Science Training
For Earth Science Teachers,” with the goal of
understanding how to use simple and fun activities to
assist them with the new integrated physical science
course. The late-start to summer vacation has provided
them an opportunity to review and refresh chemistry
and physics concepts. In this exercise, teachers were
allowed to use a manila folder, cotton balls, balloons
and mini marshmellows to construct a lander to safely
deliver the egg. The idea is to simulate the
challenges of soft landing a spacecraft on Mars by
designing, building and testing their own
"interplanetary lander."
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/photo/content/photos/daily_photo_gallery1.html


Enjoy.

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Erich Landstrom, NASA JPL Solar System Educator
Solar System Educators Program http://www.ssep.org
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missions of research, discovery and exploration!]

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